more simplification

Author: MarcoGorelli

pandas/core/tools/datetimes.py

@@ -493,24 +493,6 @@ def _array_strptime_with_fallback(
     return _box_as_indexlike(result, utc=utc, name=name)
 
 
-def _to_datetime_with_format(
-    arg,
-    orig_arg,
-    name,
-    utc: bool,
-    fmt: str,
-    exact: bool,
-    errors: str,
-) -> Index:
-    """
-    Try parsing with the given format.
-    """
-
-    # fallback
-    res = _array_strptime_with_fallback(arg, name, utc, fmt, exact, errors)
-    return res
-
-
 def _to_datetime_with_unit(arg, unit, name, utc: bool, errors: str) -> Index:
     """
     to_datetime specalized to the case where a 'unit' is passed.